Chapter 19 The young master came to me in a dream!

A flash of panic flashed across Lu Hangzhi's eyes, and then disappeared in an instant. He said firmly:

"Of course, otherwise how would I know what my sister-in-law likes?"

Feng trusted her son too much, so she felt relieved after hearing this, and said earnestly: "That's good. Hangzhi, I know you have good intentions and sympathize with Qingning, but she is your sister-in-law now anyway. You must keep your distance, otherwise it will affect your career!"

Lu Hangzhi said sullenly, "I know."

Feng was worried about hurting her son's feelings, so she immediately said, "It's not that I don't allow you to take a concubine. When you inherit the title and your position is secure, you can take as many women as you want. I'll help you convince Ruoying, as long as the woman is not Gu Qingning."

Lu Hangzhi nodded, "Yeah."

But when he turned and left, the expression on his face gradually became very gloomy.

He is not a lustful man, so why does he have so many women?

He just felt sorry for the widow Qing Ning, and tried his best to be nice to her, not wanting her to continue to resent and misunderstand him...

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Songtao Pavilion.

After Gu Qingning came back, she handed the list of betrothal gifts to Chen Fenfang:

"Aunt Chen, take Banxia and a few strong women with you to move these things back."

Chen Fenfang was shocked and said, "Weren't these things sent to the Shen family? Why have they been kept in the warehouse of the Duke's Mansion?"

Gu Qingning: "It seems that when the Duke's wife had these things brought back, she did it without your knowledge."

Chen Fenfang gritted her teeth, "This Feng is too greedy! Just leave this matter to me. I will definitely bring everything back intact!"

Gu Qingning nodded.

She returned to the inner room, lowered her eyes to look at the hairpin in her hand, and smiled at herself.

Whether it was Shen Ruoying or Lu Hangzhi, it seemed that they didn't understand me. Why would I like to wear such a tacky and ostentatious hairpin?

Granny Liao looked over curiously, "Master, who gave you this hairpin as a birthday gift?"

Gu Qingning: "Second Young Master."

Granny Liao was dumbfounded. "What is the Second Young Master trying to do? Doesn't he think the previous incident was not big enough? If the Second Young Master's wife knew about this, who knows what would happen!"

Gu Qingning handed the hairpin to Grandma Liao, "Grandma, when you have time, go out and pawn this hairpin."

Granny Liao: “Yes!”

This thing is very valuable, it would be a waste if we just throw it away.

But if you keep it with you, you won’t feel at ease, so you might as well sell it for silver!

After a while, Chen Fenfang, Banxia and others brought back all the betrothal gifts.

The Feng family’s people were definitely unhappy, but the people from Songtao Pavilion were celebrating it as if it were New Year’s Day.

Today is Gu Qingning's birthday. Everyone in Songtao Pavilion received a reward and a big meal. Seeing so many boxes being carried into Songtao Pavilion, the servants in other courtyards were envious.

Not to mention the servants are envious, even the masters like Feng and Shen Ruoying are envious!

But for the time being, they could do nothing about Gu Qingning and could only curse her in secret.

Gu Qingning was very happy today. This was the most lively birthday she had had since she was six years old.

Seeing so many people around her, she wondered if her relatives who were sleeping in heaven would be happy for her.

The smile on Gu Qingning's lips faded.

She will definitely work hard to find the real murderer who killed the entire Lin family and bring him to justice!

After a busy day, Gu Qingning asked Banxia and the others to go downstairs and rest. After taking a bath, she leaned on the bed with her long hair loose, reading a travel journal.

There has been no news of the study being robbed during this period, which means that the man either did not come, or stole something and the Duke has not discovered it yet?

Or maybe the other party put it back to its original place after taking a look at it, so the Duke was not alarmed.

Gu Qingning looked at the flickering candlelight beside her.

Although His Majesty said that the Duke's Mansion would not grant Lu Hangzhi's request to inherit the title until the third anniversary of the young master's death.

But if Lu Hangzhi can pass the imperial examination next year, that may not be certain!

Although Lu Hangzhi's character is not very good, his knowledge is still good, and perhaps he really has a chance to pass the imperial examination.

Once Cuiwei Pavilion gains power, she might be restricted in doing things in the Duke's Mansion in the future.

It seems that she doesn't have much time left.

Feeling sleepy, Gu Qingning blew out the candle, got on the bed with her clothes on, and fell asleep in a short while.

She didn't know that in the shadow of the dense locust tree in front of the window, Lu Jingyu, wearing a black nightgown, was standing there with a complicated expression.

Chen Fenfang beside him not only had a more complicated expression, she was also looking around nervously.

"Master, how about you stay in the study first?"

Now, in Songtao Pavilion, only she and Chuan Gu knew that the master was still alive. If some maid saw them in the middle of the night, she would be frightened to death!

"Aunt Chen, what kind of person do you think Gu Qingning is?" Lu Jingyu frowned, with confusion in his eyes.

He used to think she was a poor little thing, but when he saw her in the study last time, he knew that she was not that kind of delicate and pitiful person.

Chen Fenfang: "Madam, she is actually a wonderful person. Maybe she has been hiding her incompetence in the Guangping Marquis's Mansion. That time, Marquis Shen's wife scolded you for being indecent and seducing the second young master, and you slapped Marquis Shen's wife in the face!"

Lu Jingyu turned his head and looked over, "Seducing Hangzhi?"

Chen Fenfang said immediately, "Master, they wrongly accused Madam! It was the Second Young Master's wife who became suspicious after Bi Yue became a concubine. They wanted to use Madam as an example to warn others, but Madam was very powerful and took care of them all by herself!"

She immediately recounted in detail what had happened that day.

After hearing this, Lu Jingyu fell silent. After a while, he took out a brocade box from his arms.

"This pair of jade bracelets inlaid with gold, find a chance to give them to her tomorrow."

Chen Fenfang's eyes widened immediately, "Is this the pair of heirlooms that the young lady wore at the beginning?"

In other words, the young master recognizes the lady?

Lu Jingyu hummed, "I will finish those things as soon as possible. Before that, please take good care of Songtao Pavilion and her, Aunt Chen."

"This is what a slave should do!"

Lu Jingyu looked at the window again, turned around, and his figure disappeared into the night.

Gu Qingning slept well that night.

It's strange to say, but when she was in the Marquis of Guangping's Mansion, she didn't sleep well and always woke up in the middle of the night. Since she came to Songtao Pavilion, she could sleep until dawn every time.

After she woke up, Banxia came in with a basin of warm water and helped her change clothes and comb her hair.

Gu Qingning raised her head and found that Chen Fenfang had also followed in.

Chen Fenfang took out a brocade box and handed it to Gu Qingning.

The brocade box was opened, revealing a pair of jade bracelets made of fine quality. Gu Qingning only took one look and knew that these things were priceless and invaluable.

"Aunt Chen, what does this mean?"

Chen Fenfang made up her mind and said, "Madam, actually, I dreamed of the young master last night!"